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The Mystery of the Green Ray
The Mystery of the Green Ray

Chapter XVI

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DISCLOSES CERTAIN FACTS.
"There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.
"That's Fuller right enough."
"Oh! there's no doubt it's our man," said Dennis emphatically.
"Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Mystery of the Green Ray

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DISCLOSES CERTAIN FACTS.
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"There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.
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"That's Fuller right enough."
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"Oh! there's no doubt it's our man," said Dennis emphatically.
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"Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “"There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"That's Fuller right enough."”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

CERTAIN

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From this reading DISCLOSES CERTAIN FACTS.

corroborate

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From this reading "Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

Dennis

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From this reading "Oh! there's no doubt it's our man," said Dennis emphatically.

DISCLOSES

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From this reading DISCLOSES CERTAIN FACTS.

doubt

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From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

emphatically

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From this reading "Oh! there's no doubt it's our man," said Dennis emphatically.

enough

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From this reading "That's Fuller right enough."

EvennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

evidence

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From this reading "Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

FACTS

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From this reading DISCLOSES CERTAIN FACTS.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

Fuller

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From this reading "That's Fuller right enough."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

it's

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From this reading "Oh! there's no doubt it's our man," said Dennis emphatically.

likeness

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From this reading "Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

man

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From this reading "Oh! there's no doubt it's our man," said Dennis emphatically.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

Oh

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From this reading "Oh! there's no doubt it's our man," said Dennis emphatically.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

page

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From this reading "Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

partially

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From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

perfect

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From this reading "Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

recovered

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From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

remarked

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From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "That's Fuller right enough."

said

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From this reading "Oh! there's no doubt it's our man," said Dennis emphatically.

soon

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From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

surprise

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From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

That's

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From this reading "That's Fuller right enough."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

There's

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From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

torn

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From this reading "Even if we had not the evidence of the torn page to corroborate it, the likeness is perfect."

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "There's no doubt about it," I remarked as soon as we had partially recovered from our surprise.